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April 10, 1928.

E. J. BRANDT- COIN PAYING MACHINE Original Filed April- 18, 1921 I 3SheetsrSheet 1 JZwIZ-FZ/ April 10, 1928. 1,665,343

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E. J. BRANDT com PAYING MACHINE iginal Filed April 18. 19.21

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a coin-PAYING: MACH N The object of the present invention is to improvethe general construction ofthe mar v structi-onof which includesoperatingplates wholly 'devoidiof projections or recesses and ico-operating in, such, mannerwithj comlo1.-'

nationeforming instrumentalities for the amounts to be paid! as to.insuref'positlve accuracy, in the combinations of change made. Therelationof theseco-operating elements aiiords freedom of movement of theparts without ,liability of derangement thereof, and the payment oftheexact amounts which the severalcombinations are designed to produce isassured.

' rangement' of parts hereinafter fully de-- The invention contemplatesother objects andadvantages which illappear as the nature otthe same isbetter understood, the

- invention consisting; substantially in the novel construction,combinationv and are scribed, i illustrated in the accompanyingdrawingmand finally pointed out in the ap- 1 pended claims.

The form of the invention-herein disclosed is regarded as a practicaladaptation thereof, but it isto beconsidered from anVillustrativestandpoint and is therefore not to-be taken in arestrictive or limiting sense.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional '.viev v of a'coi'npayingmachine constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, v 1Figure-2 is atransverse SGGtlOIlELlVlGWflS on the line 2 2, Fig. ,1.

Figure 3 is a sectional plan-view, parts being broken away, as ontheJIine 3'8-, Fig. 1

Figure 4 is a detail, elevationoiicertain of the coin ejector operating,;instru'n1entali ties illustratediin vone'ofvithe positions of the throw"thereof in; ,the. discharge 1 of the coinsz Figare 5 is a fragriientarysectional plan View, on an enlarged scale, illustrating the relation ofthegkey tems to. the, guides thereof.

Referring novvin detailto the accompa- Q nyingdravvin gs, the numeral 10designates a PP 11g,. irame for sustaining the body? I of the hereindescribedmachine; This'frankle v may be of any desired construct-ion,andmay be forined ofany desired material; It sus: I i

t ains the body ,;11, and withinf said; body is housed, the operative.mechanism .With- :the exception of the keys for pro (losing; the; Va:

riouscombinations for which the machine is designed. Theupper portionofthe forward end of the, body 11 is.-inclined,. and detache ablymounted'the'reon is ,a coin tray'12hav ing a plurality of coin.receptacles-orchutes by are ,disposed in the orderof-single pen,

nies, double pennies, double pennies, nickel-s,

dimes, dimes, quarters and halfdoll'ars.j This.

arbitrary arrangement lends itself most con,- veniently'; for thepayments ranging from one toninety-nine "oents,ffor which the'inachine'primarily is designed; 7

Associated with each of'the coin receppayments I tacles or chutes 13isacoin ejector 14. Th s I is in the "formof an elongated finger, theiorwardxend or which is designed to work I withina slot 15Ilocated inthe front Walljof the body "11 and; adjacentto-Vthefbottoni thereof, theejector 14 thus being positioned atthe base of the receptacle or chute13 and in position to engageTthe-lowermost coin of the stack of thatreceptacle; The rear end 9 ofthe ejector lei-is fpivotechyas at 16, toan upwardly extending lug 17 formed ona slid-f able carrier,18. Thiscarrier works in a slot formed in a transversely extending guide bar 19,said guide barbeing supported on the bottom of the body 11, and'saidcarrier has a longitudinally extending slot 20 in tiger/base which isfittedkan anti-friction roller 21 with the upper end of'the slot inwhich, itworks, thus positioning the forward end cess 23 the upper endat 'which -receives a coil'spring 24 or relativelyjweak strength,

- which coil spring surrounds a guide stud 25 carried bywthe ejector.14. yThe spring 24;

serves to maintain the ejector 14 in contact of the ejector for assuredengagement with fthe lowermost coin of the st'ack intherecap 'tacle orchute 13. V r

" Surrounding the carrier is a co'il spring 26. This spring is ofsu-fiicient strength normally to 'maintainthe ejector 14 inretractedposition, and also to move the ejector 14 to such position after .thesame has been"'ope1- area for discharging acoin or coinsstrom thereceptacle 13. The forward end of the spring 526 abuts agains tfitheguide bar 19, while the rear endthereot engages a washer V 27 located atthe rear end of the carrier 18.

The roller 21 serves in a measure as a piv:

'otal' point for theforward end of the carrier .18 as.v the latter isactuated in connection with theidischarge ofi thecoins. But the rear endot' said carrier is also .pivotally connected to a hanger 'l1nk'28, theupper end oflsaid'link 28 being pivotally mounted on a supporting rod 29mounted in depending marginal flanges 30- ot a supporting plate '31.-The rear endof this plate is connected,

. "as at 32, to the. rear wall of the bodylll,

while the foiwvardend thereof is connected to the upperj ends of aplurality of supporting posts 33 which extend upwardlyi trom V thebottom'ofsaid-body.11;

otthe coin chutes. Each group ofithese elcmentslis designedforindependent operati'on, and in order to accomplish this a rock shaft34 18 provided for each of the carriers 18. These shafts 34, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 3, arearranged in parallel relation,- and extendtransversely of the supporting plate 31. They are journaled in thedepending flanges 30 oi the' supportingplate 31, andat 'each end of eachor said sharts'is located an outstanding angularlydispcsed crank arm 35..Depending-trom each of saidv rock a shafts is a connecting ar1n-36 fromthe lower end of which eiitends a connecting link 37, said linkrbeingattached at its forward end to the-rear endo f the carrier 18 of theparticularj coin ejector 14 which'the 1arm36 is designedto operate. V

. The several rock shafts 34 arefoperatively related :to a plurality ofcombinationjbars 38, the function or which is to. effect the different{combinations of machine will produce. As illustrated'fin Fig.2,where'oneof'these bars 38 appears in:

plates 46 is employed. formed of thin attenuated metal, and each change?which the 11,665,343 i f i I comprises a pair ottie rods 39 on the endsof which are mounted guide brackets 40. The guide bracketsot each bar 38fit within a pair or. oppositely position'ed slots 3 41 face elevation,each of the combination bars 1 formed in depending guide plates .42, and

fpivotally connectedto the lower extremities said guide brackets 40 areconnecting Jinks-43 which, in turn, are pivotal'ly attached at theirlower ends .to the free extremities of; the crank arms '35 formed attheflendsjof the rock shafts34 One of the combinationbars 38 isassociated with each of said rock shafts 34, and through the medium orthe-latter, the depending 'connecting arm 36, and the links43, the coinejecting mechanisnio'jone of the coin receptacles or chutes '13 isoperated when saidcombination' bar isoperated. p I

Each combination bar 38 includes a plurality of contact fingers 44',which" are mounted upon the tie rods 39 of said bar, audit is thearrangement o'rsaid' contact fingers 44' on each of said bars 33' whichdetermines the particular combinations or change to be paid out whenthe. bar is operated. These contact fingers 44 are spaced apart in thedesired relation by spacing-blocks 45 also carried by the tie rods 39and fitted between the contact fingers 44 to separate. the latter to therequired extent of spacing for the selective arrangement'of the fingers44 necessary for producing the various change combinations. .As' clearlyshownin'Fig. 2, thefingers 44 extend above the spacing blocks 45, to asubstantial ,de-

gree, and where thefingers are spaced; apart thereare notchesor recesseso f. substantial depth therebetween.

For the purpose of operating thecombihation'bars 38 a plurality o toperating is provided with an upwardly extending key stem 47 the upperend of which passes through a slot48 in the top 49 ofthe body 11.1. Atthe upper end of each of the stems 47 is positioned akey 50, each ofsaid keys bearing a symbol indicative of the particu lar amount ofchange to be paid out by the machine on the. operation or that key. Thelower ends of the stems 47 also pass through guide slots 51 formed in ahorizontal guide plate 52, said guide plat-e being suitably supported independing spaced relation to. the top of the bot 11. The guide plates 42forthe combination bars 38 are connected to this plate 52. Surroundingeach of the key'stems 47 is a coil spring 53,the lower endsoffsaidsprings bearing against the guide plate 52, while the-'upperendsthereof contact with suitable stops carried by the key stems. It willthus be seen that on depression of the keys 50 the springs 53 will becompressed, and the expansion of These plates are noes- 343 said springsWlll' return the 1 keys to their normal zposition when pressure hasvbeenreleased therefrom. 'Duetothe expansion of the-:springs53, the;operatingplates 46 normally will exert a no downwardpressufe on thecombination bars 38, and such pressure-is reflected only by.contactoffthe plates 46 with the fingers 44 ofjsaid bars. Asalsoclearly seen'iii Fig.2, the operatingplates 46 extend over suchofthe contact fingers 44 as I arezselectedfor actuation in makingparticutween will lie below the particular operating: plates 46 whichare intended to clear thelfingers 44 when said plates vare depressed. 7v a v .To permit a: limited degree of lateral inovemeiitto' thetplates46, and thus insure thekey stems 47.,

contact of the same with thefingers 44, as

.well asfreedombf movement with respect toeacl-i other, the slots 51 inthe: guide plate 52; are slightly-wider thanzthe thickness of lateralmovementof the key stems 47 in said slots 51, andenables ready,adjustment of theoperating plates;46- in relation to each otheras theneighboring plates are actuated]. v I

l The arbitrarytarrangement of the stacks o-f-coinsin thelcoin'tray, inaccordance with the denominational values thereof, hasbeen previously:outlinedr It is,- of course, essential-thatlthe combination bars 38shall-fol- "low this, arbitrary arrangement in order seventh combinationbar controls the. di-s that, upon actuation ofther respectivecom- 7bii1ation-bars, theproper coins may be paid out. Therefore,.thegarrangcment of the mechanism previously, described contemplateSthat the-combination bar 38 which is nearest to the-front. of, themachine, ,orithat bar which is first, reading Fig. 1. of the drawingsfrom left, to right, will control the discharge of single. pennies inthat particular receptacle or chute 13 fromuwhich the pennies aredischarged individually; the next two combination bars in the serieseach will control the discharge ofrdouble pennies; the fourth barcontrols the nickels thenext two bars the two dime lreceptacles' orchutes; the

charge ofthe quarters,zand theflast bar discharge of the; half dollars,-If we assume that-siXty-one cents in change is to be paid out bythemachine, the key bear ng thesymbol".61 will be depressed. -The depression' of this; key andv its operating plate-46 portions ofsaidfingers.i-These'guardsjprei This permits a slight;

contacts-with fingers on the bar 38l'controlling the single pennydischarge;i-alsowith one of the bars controllingdischarge ofthe' dimes,and likewise with the bar: controllingydischarge of thehalf dollarswThat vis to say, the contact fingers 44 on thesese'vera'l bars areinalignment with the operating plate 46 to which thekey 61? is connectedV in order to produce the sixty-one cent com b1nat1on,-and th s"arrangement .follows'pin' bars'and the various operating plates 46- forthe vproduction of the VaPl0tlS"Qtl1e1 OOIlllO-I-H 175 connection withthe remaining combination 7 nations of change from one cent toninetynine cents. 1 7 7 i 7 At the: front of-the machine, andinpositionto receive the coins dischargedfrom the several coinreceptacles, is-a chute I54- by which the discharged coinsmay-baguidedto j a suitablecollecting tray; I

Associated with the several contact fingers 44 is a plurality offlexible guard fingers 55 I which extend upwardly beyond the contactvent "lateral displacement of the plates '46 from the fingers 44andainaintain theplates'.

46 in proper operativerelation: with the, fingers 44.

of the coin trayin orderto makethe ma.- chine most'-efiective.-.Lockingi mechanism of, the character covered by my pendingappli cation,Serial No. 343,710, filed December 10,

t is also contemplatedto'employ the hereindescribed machine locking:mechanism' for the'coiiis withmthe several; receptacles and thismcchanisin is eifectual to: lock; the machine under predeterminedconditions,

giving warning to the operatoi'f that a: vcertain numberxof coins stillremain ,lllrtlle.

trays,xnotwithstanding their'locked condi- H tion, and permittingpayments still'to be made before the supply is wholly: exhausted; It isunnecessary to disclose thatlocking mechanism herein, and referenceisimade to that application for a full understanding 10f such mechanism.or

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In the use. of the herein-described machine the several coin receptacles13 are supplied with the various: denominationsof the coins.

When it is desired to pay out .a certain amount of change the key-"'50pertaining to the amount to be paid is depressed. Ass-the operatingplate 46;to which that key isconnected'is depressed it engages sucheofthe p contact fingers 44 as are necessary toeifect operat on of theseveral combination. bars 38 for producing the PZLlTflCillfl-l changestobe made, and these combi-uationbarsthereupon move downwardly; Thedescent oftheJconie bination bars causes the links 43 connectedtherewith to. move downwardly, and this swings the rock shafts 34-towhich said bars are connected with a resultant forward movementof theconnectingarms 36;. Thereupon lliO 7 1 00 1919, is the most availablefor thispurpose,

35 i p for operating the coin ejectors '14:. 7 Furthermore', thechange-comb1nat1on-forming bars the coin ejector carriers 18 to whichthe con necting arms 36 are, attached 'movo forward, and the severalcoin ejector-s 14; car

ried thereby are likewise projected intothe coin roceptacles13 andinto'engagement with the coins therein at the lowerrends of the severalstacks: As tlieejectors move for wardly' the lowermost coin or coins,'as the scase be, are discharged, thus paying Y ticular key which hasbeenoperatee.

out the particular combination ofchange which ismade by the depressionof the par- Qnre- 'leasepo'f pressure from'the key, the spring 53associatedtherewith expands and moves the operating plate46' upwardly toits normal position. The springer springs 26 of 1 thecoin ejectingmechanism which has been [is freedom of movement, and likelihood ofimpairment is reduced to a minimum.

It. Wlll be observed that the mounting. of

the "carri'ers 18 in suspended relation tethef support 31, through I themedium of the hanger'l1nks28, establishes a floating 'co'n- I 'nectionof these carriers with the crank arms 7 350f the rockjshafts 34-, sothat a flexible 4 operating plates 46. The floating character swingingmovement eXists in transmitting power from these shafts to the carriers.88

38'-occupy a floating relation with respect to the pivoted crank shafts84, and freely operate the same under depression of the of the bars '38is evidenced further by the keys 47. y Y

fact that they have no positive connection with-the plates 4:6 but aresubject merely to contact by What I claim is:

- y 1; Ahiachine of the class described, comprising aplurality of coinreceptacles, coin ejecting mechanism associated therewith, a plu'ralityof operating plates located in a plane above said coin ejectinmechanism,

actuating keys associated with said plates,

change-combination forming bars located belowsaid operating plates intransve. 5e relation thereto and responsive to operating pressureapplied to said keys, contactfingcrs' included in said bars, and'spacedapart'in accordance with the predetermined amount of change to be formedthereby, whereby 'saidbars are operable by predeterminedoperating'plates the actuation of which pro duces the predeterminedamount of change,

and operating connections interposed be tween said bars and said coin eecting mecln.

the latter when depressedby the actuating keys associated' with saidplates, v

cl1ange-combinationforming bars located below said operating plates intransverse relation thereto and responsive tooperating pressure appliedto said keys, contact-fingers included in said bars and projecting .upvwardly therefrom, said lingers being spaced apart in accordance withthepredetermlned amount of change to be formed thereby,'. 7

whereby said bars are operable by predetermined operating platestl18"21(}tU.&l3lOl1 of which produces the predetermined amount ofchange, and operating connections interposed between said bars andsaidcom e ecting mechanism for transmitting movement to the la ter whensaid bars havebeenactuated bysaid operating plates. I

3 machine of the class described, comprising a plurality of coinreceptacles,-coin ejecting mechanism associated therewith, a

plurality of operating plates located in a plane above sald colngeecti'ng mechanism,

actuating keys associated with said plates,

changecombination-form-ing bars located below said operating plates in:transverse re lation thereto and'responsive to operating pressureapplied to said keys, contactiiib,

gers included in said bars andprojecting upwardly therefrom forengagement-with the edges of said operating plates,"' spacmg devicesassociated with said bars" and interposed betweensaid contact fingers tospace the latter apart in accordance with the predetermined amount ofchange tobe'formed thereby, whereby said bars are operable bypredetermined operating plates the actuation of which produces thepredetermined amount of change, and operating connections interposedbetween said bars and said coin ejecting mechanism fortransmittingmovement to the latter when said bar's have been actuated by'said'operating plates.

4;. A machine of the class described, comprising a plurality of coinreceptacles, coin ejecting mechanism associated therewithra plurality ofoperating plates located in a plane above said coin ejecting mechanism,actuating keys associated with said plates,

change-combination torming bars located no I wardly therefrom, saidfingers being spaced Y apart in accordance withgthepredetermined amountof change to be formed fthereby, whereby Sfild bars are operable byprede= termined r operatii-i'g plates 1 the actuation of which producesthe fpredetermined amount of change, guards-associated with saidcontactf fin'gers and extending beyondth-e contact portions thereof formaintaining 1 operative relation ofthe operating plates with saidfingers, and operating connections interposed between said barsand saldcoin 'ej-ec'ting mechanismfor transmitting move-3 menttothe' latter whensaid bars have been actuatedby said operating plates.v

"5. A: mach-ine of' the class described, com

, risin a 'Jluralit ofcoin rece tacles coin b I y a ejecting mechanismassociated therewith, a plurality of -operating 'jplates'locate'd 111a 7plane above said coin ejecting mechanism,

actuating keys associated with saidplates,

change combination forming bars located enema-01' operating P intransverse lation thereto and-responsive cooperating pressure appliedto-said keys, contactfin-' gersfin'cluded in'said'bars and projectingupwardly therefrom,

t-hereby, wh'ereby said ba'rs are' operable by predetermined operatingplates theactua ti-cn of which produces the predetermined amount ofchange, flexibleguards: associated With said contact fingers andextending. be-

yond the contact portions thereof for main-- taining operative relationof the operating ting movement to the latter when said bars.

plates with said fingers, and operating con.- nections interposedbetween said'bars and saidcoin e3ect1ng mechanlsm for transmithave beenactuated by said operating plates.

6. A machine of the class described, comprising a pluralityof coinreceptacles, coin ejecting mechanism associated therewith, a

plurality of operating plates, means for actuating the same, a pluralityof change-co1nbinat-ion-forming bars in juxtaposition to said operatingplates and operable by the latter, a plurality of crank shafts to whichsaid change-combinationforming bars are connected, and operatingconnections between said crank shafts and said coin ejecting mechanismfor transmittingmovement tuated.

7. A machine of the class described, comprising a plurality of coinreceptacles, coin to the latter when said shafts have been ac- .ejectingmechanism associated therewith, v a plurality of operating plates, meansfor ac- I tuating the same, a plurality of floatlng said Ifinger's beingspaced-apart in accorda-nce with the-prede termined amount of change tobe formed s, A machine -o'fthe; class cliescribed; com:

prising r-a pl'urali ty "of coin 1 receptacles, coin ej eating mechanismassociated therewith, i a v plurality of crank shafts, connections be itween saidf crank shafts and I said coin dejectlatter for actuating thesame, and: a plurality of operating plates arranged aboVej-saidchange-combination forming bars for -=op-" operating pressure iisapplied to" saidplate. i Y

crating the latter when 9: A'macliine'i'ofthe class described,comprising a"- plural'ity 1 of coin 1 receptacles, coin 15' ing"mechanism aj-plurality of -floatingj 1 change=comb nat1on-'forming barsarranged" v V above said crank shafts and connected to-the I eecting-mechanism associated "therewithfa pluralitypefzrockshafts;connectionsbetween I said-rook shafts and said -c'oin efjectingmech anism, I said r'ock shafts being provided 3 with cranks, aplurality: of *floating change coin bination-forming bars arranged'above said crank shafts, 5 links interposed" between; said barsanfrl.the'cranks of*said sliaftsiifor con I 'nectin'g the barsoperativer'elation to' s'ai'd shafts," and f a plurality ofoperatingplates' ange combination I arranged abov'ew said e 'formingbars for operating the latterswhen operating pressure is, appliedtoflsaid Y plates;

10. 'A'machine of the clafss' described; com: I 1 prising a: pluralityof "coin receptacles, coin I ejectin g' meohanisni associated therewith,a a

plurality of rockshafts, connections between said rock shafts and saidcoin ejecting 'mech? anism, said rock shafts beingprovided with cranks,a plurality of floating change-com-' bination-forming bars arrangedabove said crank shafts, links interposed between said 1 bars and thecranks of said shafts for connecting' the barszin operative relation tosaid shafts, guide plates in which sa'id'change-, combination-formingbars are slidably arranged above said change-combinationforming bars foroperating the latter when operating pressure is applied to said plates.

11. A machine of the class described,com

.mounted, and a p'luralityof operating plates prising a plurality ofcoin receptacles, coin ejecting mechanism associated therewith,aplurality of rock shafts, connections between said-rock shafts and saidcoin ejectingmech-f anism, said rock shafts being provided with cranks,a supporting member in-which said 7 rock shafts are journaled, aplurality of floating change-combination-forming bars arranged abovesaid crank shafts, links in-. terposed between said-barsand; the cranksof said shafts for connectingthe bars in op erative relation to saidshafts, guide plates having a series-of slots, saidchange-combinationsforming bars being slidably mounted in the slotsofsaid guide plates, a plurality of operating plates arranged above saidVchange-'combination-forming bars for operating the latter whenoperating pressure is appliedtosaid plates, and means for guidingsaidsoperating gplatesin relation to 12. vA machine of the classdescribed, comprising a plurality of'coin receptacles, coin ejectingmechanism associated therewith, a

plurality of operating plates arranged in a a erating plates, saidguidefplatesbeing, slotted,'a;p1ura1ity of change-combination planeabove said coin qecting mechanism, a

' supporting member located adjacent to the. coin ejectingmechanism,'rock shafts jour-' naled in said supporting member,guidecepta'cles, a plurality of operating platesarranged in said casinginja plane above said coinejecting mechanism, a guide plate in,

platessuspended in a plane below said opforming bars mounted in theslots of said gnidefplates and extending crosswise of the; operatingplates, connections between said change-combinatiomforming bars andsaid" Y rock wsha fts, andgvconnections between the,

latter and-the coin-ejecting niechanismQ Q i 7 J13. machine of the classdescribed, comprisin'g a casing, a: plurality of coin receptaclesassociated therewith, coin ejecting mechanism in association with saidcoin '1'e f ceptacles, a plura'hty of operatlng plates ar r rangedin-said casing in a planeabovesald "coinv'ejecting mechanism, a guide,plate in which said operating plates are slidably rnounted, additional"guide plates depending from the first mentioned guideplate andprovidedwith a'plurality of slots, a plurality rock shafts arrangedbelow said'changecombination-forming bars and connected to 35 the latterfor operation thereby, and operat ing connections between said rockshafts andjj said coin ejecting mechanism. a r

14. A machine of the class described, comprising a casing, a pluralityof coin recep 'taeles associated therewith, co1n e ecting mechanism inassociation with said coin re-,

provided with apluralityof slots, aQplur' rality of floatingChtligG-OOIDblIlElfiOIl-fOIIIling bars slidably. mounted in said slots,a

plurality of rock shafts arranged below said changefcombinationsformingbars, the ends of said rock shafts being provided with: cranks, linksinterposed between said cranks and s'aid change-combination-formingbars, and operatingvconnections between said rock shafts and said, coinejecting mechanism;

In witness whereof scribed by name.

I have hereunto sub-Y EDWARD J. BRANDT.

